Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Archive September 1939

September 1939

in nearly very fine condition

was established in September of 1939

Elmitt re-joined the 43rd Regiment

and Austria: Tirol Defence Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 (bronze gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Archive September 1939(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerten). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, measuring 49 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux leather